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Southern Pygmy Perch are small in stature, but they are in danger of disappearing altogether in NSW without efforts to restore habitat and create new breeding populations to give this little fish a fighting chance. OzFish Unlimited – Australia’s fishing conservation charity, Landcare NSW and the NSW Department of Primary Industries – Fishing have been … Continued
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PEP11 IS BACK Plans advance for drilling off the NSW Central Coast The massive fossil oil and methane gas field stretching from offshore Sydney to Newcastle looks set to be exploited after all, with reports that the gas industry has made “good progress” in applying for test drilling. The PEP11 gas … Continued
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The Australian Koala Foundation’s iconic Save the Koala Shop has moved to Warialda, NSW – making it a must-visit attraction for grey nomads and tourists eager to help protect the nation’s favourite animal. With proceeds supporting conservation and research efforts, the official Australian Koala Foundation (AKF) store offers a unique range of koala-themed merchandise including … Continued
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Piling food and beverage waste into landfill poses many hazards and high environmental and business costs that may become unsustainable. Excessive dumping releases toxins into the environment, leachate into water tables, as well as high volumes of greenhouse gases into the air – including methane, which is 25 times more potent than carbon dioxide. … Continued
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Starting September 1st, the Australian Koala Foundation (AKF) celebrates the annual Save the Koala Month. This month-long celebration highlights the vital necessity for koala conservation and habitat protection, inspiring individuals to engage in various conservation efforts and become koala heroes. The AKF has introduced a 30-day guide of impactful actions to help Australians engage in … Continued
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Academics, conservationists and community groups will take a stand against Forest Fire Management Victoria facilitating rogue logging of precious national park habitat. A community meeting on Saturday in the Dandenong Ranges National Park will take aim at Forest Fire Management Victoria which has enlisted VicForests to salvage log fallen trees from the major windstorm two … Continued
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The Albanese Government has approved an extension to the Gregory Crinum coal mine in Central Queensland’s Bowen Basin. The approval was granted under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBC), Australia’s key national environmental law, which doesn’t currently deal with climate change, the main threat to Australia’s environment. The Great Barrier Reef, … Continued
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How we reduce CO2 emissions in the built environment is changing – with focus moving from energy efficiency to reducing embodied carbon, according to UNSW’s Philip Oldfield. In October this year the new Sustainable Buildings State Environmental Planning Policy will require architects and developers in NSW to start measuring the embodied carbon in their designs as Australia … Continued
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1 SEPTEMBER 2023 Albanese Government’s stunning hypocrisy: coal mine extension gets the go-ahead THE CLIMATE COUNCIL has labelled the decision to approve an extension to the Gregory Crinum coal mine in Queensland’s Bowen Basin until 2073 as ‘stunning hypocrisy’. Just one week after Climate … Continued
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OzFish Unlimited is putting the call out for volunteers to raise their hand for the sixth annual Seeds for Snapper in Western Australia, the largest restoration project of its kind in Australia which is delivering big gains in seagrass restoration. Over the past five years volunteers have worked tirelessly to disperse millions of seagrass seeds … Continued
